Cal Performances presents: Danish String Quartet
$58+
Franz Schubert — String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
The dazzlingly gifted Danish String Quartet returns for its second Berkeley concert this season, pairing a Schubert string quartet with a newly commissioned work as part of its Doppelgänger project, a four-season initiative co-commissioned by Cal Performances. Schubert’s thrilling Death and the Maiden quartet, one of the pillars of chamber music repertoire, is matched here with its musical twin, a new quartet by Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski – “a composer with ideas and a distinctive way of voicing them” (The Guardian) – whose music combines a melodic sensibility with percussive techniques and timbres.
One of the best quartets before the public today” (The Washington Post), the Danish Quartet has rapidly become a Berkeley audience favorite, with performances selling out quickly – so get your tickets early!
Major Support: The Bernard Osher Foundation
About Danish String Quartet
The Danish Quartet celebrated their 20th Anniversary in 2024, having formed when violinists Frederik Øland and Rune Tonsgaard Sørenson and violist Asbjørn Nørgaard were teenagers under the mentorship of Tim Frederiksen of Copenhagen's Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 2008, the three Danes were joined by Norwegian cellist Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin.
The Grammy-nominated Danish String Quartet has become one of today's most in-demand classical quartets. The quartet has been the recipient of many awards and appointments, including Musical America's 2020 Ensemble of the Year; the Borletti-Buitoni Trust; BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist; and a coveted spot in the Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two). In 2011, the Quartet was awarded the Carl Nielsen Prize, the highest cultural honor in Denmark. On October 8, the Danish String Quartet was awarded the Léonie Sonning Music Prize. The quartet is the first ensemble to ever win the accolade, which is usually awarded to individual artists. They join other past award recipients including Igor Stravinsky, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein, and Yo-Yo Ma.
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